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Celebrate 75th Anniversary of PRC with 'Dragon Palace on the Moon' Lantern Display in Hong Kong

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Celebrate 75th Anniversary of PRC with 'Dragon Palace on the Moon' Lantern Display in Hong Kong
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Celebrate 75th Anniversary of PRC with 'Dragon Palace on the Moon' Lantern Display in Hong Kong

2024-09-10 16:43 Last Updated At:16:58

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024

To celebrate with members of the public the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) is showing a lantern display entitled "Dragon Palace on the Moon" from today (September 10) until October 6 at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre Piazza pools. The display, lifting the curtain on the Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024, will be lit up from 6.30pm to 11pm daily and extended to midnight on the Mid-Autumn Day (September 17).

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Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024  Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024  Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024  Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024  Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024  Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024  Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

"Dragon Palace on the Moon", with the Chinese dragon as its main design concept, is a seamless blend between traditional lantern-making craftsmanship from Zigong city of the Sichuan Province and multimedia art by local multimedia artist Jet Hsu. The lantern display demonstrates the Chinese people's love for the Mid-Autumn Festival, as well as their lofty aspirations to chase after the bright moon by launching a manned spacecraft to the moon.

To avoid overcrowding on the Mid-Autumn Day, members of the public are advised to schedule their visits for other dates during the display period.

In addition to "Dragon Palace on the Moon", the Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 will be held at Victoria Park and Tsing Yi Park from September 12 to 18, featuring dazzling lanterns of different themes. There will also be a wide range of activities at the carnivals, with elements of intangible cultural heritage including Yingge dance, folk song and dance, traditional lantern-making demonstration, fire dragon dance parade, and demonstration of traditional handicrafts from Guangzhou, Hong Kong and Macao. Other crowd-pleasers include a Huafu show, a festival flea market and more. Details can be found here: www.cpo.gov.hk/event/en-mid-autumn-lantern-carnivals-2024/. For enquiries, please call 2591 1340.

The Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 is one of the Chinese Culture Festival (CCF) programmes. The CCF, presented by the Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau and organised by the LCSD and the Chinese Culture Promotion Office, aims to enhance the public appreciation of Chinese culture and cultivate citizens' national identity and cultural confidence. The LCSD has long been promoting Chinese history and culture through organising an array of programmes and activities to enable the public to learn more about the broad and profound Chinese culture. For more information, please visit www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/ccpo/index.html.

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024  Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024  Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024  Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024  Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024  Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024  Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Lantern display "Dragon Palace on the Moon" lifts curtain on Mid-Autumn Lantern Carnivals 2024 Source: HKSAR Government Press Releases

Labour Department highly concerned about fatal work accident that happened in Jardine's Lookout today

​The Labour Department (LD) is highly concerned about a fatal work accident that happened at a detached house in Jardine's Lookout this morning (January 20), in which a man fell from a wooden folding ladder while installing an air-conditioner. He was certified dead later in hospital. The LD is saddened by his death and expresses its deepest sympathy to his family.

The LD's spokesman said, "We commenced an immediate on-site investigation as soon as we were notified of the accident and have issued suspension notices to the contractors concerned, suspending the air-conditioning works at the detached house concerned. The contractors cannot resume the work process until the LD is satisfied that suitable measures to abate the relevant risks have been taken."

The spokesman added, "We will complete the investigation as soon as possible to identify the cause of the accident, ascertain the liability of the duty holders and recommend improvement measures. We will take actions pursuant to the law if there is any violation of the work safety legislation."

To protect workers' safety, the LD reminds contractors that ladders are usually used for ascending and descending only. Using ladders for work-above-ground is unsafe. Contractors shall provide and ensure that workers use appropriate working platforms or other safe means of support, including step platforms or hop-up platforms in conformity with international or national standards, instead of ladders.

The general duty provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Ordinance require employers to provide safe working environments, plant and systems of work for their employees. Those who contravene the relevant provisions are liable to a maximum fine of $10 million and imprisonment for two years.

In regard to today's accident, the LD will issue a Work Safety Alert through its mobile application "OSH 2.0", website and email, giving a brief account of the accident concerned to duty holders, workers' unions, professional bodies of safety practitioners and others, and reminding the industry of the importance of following safety precautionary measures to prevent a recurrence of similar accidents.

The LD will also remind the employer concerned of the liability for employees' compensation under the Employees' Compensation Ordinance, assist family members of the deceased to claim employees' compensation and closely follow up on the case. For those with financial difficulties, the LD will assist them to apply for appropriate emergency funds. Subject to the needs and wishes of family members of the deceased, the LD will also liaise with the Social Welfare Department for financial or other assistance.

For the sake of securing the safety and health of employees at work, the LD appeals to employers to provide plant and systems of work that are safe and without risks to health. Employees should co-operate with their employers, adopt all safety measures and use personal protective equipment provided properly to avoid endangering their own work safety and that of other workers.

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